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ROBERT B1URToN, AUcTIoNEER.
Public Sale.

/ will sell at my Residence
one-fourth mile south Of Greentop
Tuesday March Is 1887, the
following property: q head of
steers two year old, 20 head of
cows and heifers, 10 head of horses,
IL head of yearling cattle, l high
graded bull, plows, mowers, and
other farming implements.
TERMS: Acredit of nine months
will be given ON all sums over s..
purchaser giving notewith approx
ed security, notes not to bear
interes lift paid at maturity, but
if not paid at maturity to bear
10 per cent interest from date.
No property removed till terms of
sale are complied with.
r. n. ToLER.
: r. MEARs. AUcTIoNEER.
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For Sale.

Ia beautiful lots for sale cheap.
To persons wanting to build will
sell for one fourth down and bal
ance in one, two and three years
with eight per cent interest.
81. T. MILAN.
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Mr.. Egbert Polly has leased the
Thomas Meeks farm near Millard
and taken possession. This is a
fine farm of 400 acres and we hope
to see Mr.. Polly eminently sue
cessful this season.
The best cultivators in the mar.
ket at Phil. Smiths for $1,000.
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Mules for Sale.

On Saturday, March 10Th, I viii
offer for sale in front of the One
Price Cash Grocery House, one
pair fine work mules. A chance
for rare bargaiA.
G. J. POLLOCK.
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The Wabash is now running
two Reclining Chair Cars on all
trains batween St. Louis and
Kansas City, one car being espee-
tally reserved for local traffic.
The new cars are elegantly fitted
up with the Gillian Chairs and
are the most comfortable coaches
in the country. Seats axe free of
extra charge.
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Down Goes Sugar.

Fine fruit granulated, 13tbs for
S1.00.
Confectioners, A IA lbs for s1.OO
Extra G, u for S1.00.
Light brown fancy 16 lbs for
And Flour. ooh N.Y. come and
get prices at Nichols, opposite
Wabash Depot.
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FOR SALE.

Elder Russell has pair of In
dian ponies, buggy, sleigh ETC.,
that he will sell cheap.
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READ AND PROFIT.

We have just received a nice lot
of spring goods, come and get them
at bedrock prices. Everybody
welcome. NEFF e. KELLER,
North side the square.
Brashear, Mo.
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PERSONALS

| CrRUs WRIGHT, Of Pure Air,
was in town Friday.
JOHN LEWIS, of Clay township,
sowed cats the Sd of March.
Mr.. Erwin Herring and family
are visiting al Balls, Ills.
R. DENTON, of Prairie Bird was
in town Monday.
c. d. SToTT, of Sperry was in
town Tuesday.
Mac. CADoGAN, of Quincy, Ills,
was in Kirksyilla Wednesday.
DAVID FEGLEY and son William,
of Frye, were IN Kirksville, Satur-
day.
Mr.. FRANCIS MELLON, of Wal
nut township, called to see us Mon
day.
ELDER A. RUSSELL will preach
at Sublette next Sunday at II
o'clock.
Miss MARY K1MBLE, of Paris,
ILL.,, is visiting the family of II.
Bestman OF this place.
Rev's. Rocker and Owen of this
place are holding revival meet
ing at LaPlata.
MISS MATTE CLARK, of Bra
shear, was the guest of Miss Fan
ME Brown Monday.
B. T. Marley has quit the gro
Gerry business and moved to his
farm, north of town.
j. W. Howard and j. R. Hughs
of Shibleys Point, were on our,
streets Monday.
JOHN W. sHoop, of Novinger
made the GRAPHIC Office business
call Wednesday morning.
Miss DELLA OWEN, of Greentop,
IS visiting Mas. A. Barnett, of
hirksyille.
E. S. BRoNsoN, of the Macon
Times, spent Wednesday night in
kirksville.
MR. CHARLES N. JOHNSON of La
Plata was in Kirksville Wednes-
day, on business.
JAMES SEYBoLD and wife of
Blandensville, Ills, are visiting
the family of L. A. Monarch.
JOIN O'BR1EN, of Willmathville,
and Nelson Cole, of Bullion, made
us business call Friday after
noon.
CHARLES WINFREE, Lewis Ma
bis and B. G. Mead, of Greentop,
were in Kirksville Tuesday and
called at the GRAPHIC Office.
Miss Marie Neff Turner, the RI
val of Mary Anderson, will appear
at the opera house next Monday
night.
Mrs. LAURA CAsEBoLT has just
closed a successful school in Sa-
line county. After the close of
school she won laurels as a pianist
before crowded Opera House at
Mama.
Mrs. S. A. MAGRUDER, of Macon
and Mrs. G. P. McRoberts,, Of Mo
berry, who have been the guests OF
Mrs. A. Gooch for several days,
returned home yesterday morning.
Mr.. T. S. GRIMM finished his
first course of lectures in the
Homeopathic Medical College of
Missouri last Friday. He arrived
in town last Friday and will read
with DR.. Strickland during the
summer, returning to st. Louis in
September to complete his course
of study.
j. S. BAKER, Esq, Dear Sir
We, the undersigned citizens of
Kirksville earnestly request that
you viii allow your name to be
used for the Office of City Marshal
at the coming election:
j. u. Mccall, III. Sees, 0. G..
Snyder, L. Gardner, Jno. R.
Evans, W. D. Willard, E. Rozell,
C. n. Fowler, Geo. r. Brewing
ton, John Shaver, J. d. Miller, D.
S. Guipe.
Rev. D. NJ. Renter, wife and
daughter, of Saltwater, Pa, are
visiting relatives in Kirksville and
vicinity. Old citizens will remem-
Der that Nr. K. recognized the
Christian church at this place af-
ter the war.
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Strayed.

A red and white, spotted steer,
large hole in right ear. Leave in
formation of the above described
animal at this office.
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Leave orders for groceries al
the store of Evans &Shaver.
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For SALE-In the northeast
part of town, house Of three rooms
one lot; a good stable and living
well on the premises. Inquire Of
G.. Borneman.
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For corn, corn chop and meal,
try A. i. Holms at the Variety
Wood Works.
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Boilers and engines bought and
sold at the Kirksville Iron Works.
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The Brown corn plantsrand cul-
tiyator Mt Carothers & Greene's.
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The Wabash, st. Louis & Pacific
R'y is shortly to be rechristened
the st, Louis & Western R'y. 1t
is expected that the reorganization
will be perfected within few
weeks.
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Brasfeld & Kellogg has some
choice clover seed.
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MONEY TOLOAN.

Money to loan at Z per cen
Call on r. l.. Darrow.
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farm Loans.

Make your Farm loans of W.
FL. Clark Kirkvllle Mo, Office over
Savings Bank.
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Buy your groceries of 10. Fl.
FL. Nichols. He viii deliver them
to you in any part of the city free
of charge.
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If you want a farm wagon,
spring wagon, or buggy, go to
Carothers Il Greene s. =
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II you want to get slowed up, go
to Carothers & Greene's.
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Don't You Forget 1t.

J. Fowler, the Merchant Tai
lor, north side of the square, want
everybody to call and see hisspring
goods before buying, 1t will cost
you nothing to examine the goods
and you will save money if you
buy. Come right along.
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The lowest rates of interest and
most liberal terms are given by
w. Ell. Clark Kirksyille.
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If you want the best shoe in
town call on Brewington & Fowler.
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Don't fail to see my
DAISY CULTIvAToR.

J. FL. MACDOWELL
The Celebrated Wagon Wood
Workman will be found at my
place.
l will exchange a limited number
of New Wagons for Old Ones.
NOW IN CONCLUSION /
WILL SAY
If you come to me you won't 90
away
Without your work the same day
Unless you have a Plow to lay.
And if you have come too far to 60
back the same Cay
Stay all night and | will give your
horses hay,
And then on the morrow if you
don't go astray
You will get back in time to make
a ton of hay
Long before the sun is hid beneath
the mountain gray.
Thanking my many customers
for their long continued patronage
[ am very Respectfully Yours,
M T.. BRENNAN
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THATCHER
For low interest on farm loans

All bills. due us, not settled by
the LIST of April will be put in the
hands of an officer.
GoBEN & MoRRow.
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The partnership of Smith & Me-
CURE being dissolved, those know
ing themselves indebted to said
firm must come and settle.
5, II & MCGUIRE.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.

At the solicitation of many teachers an(
friends ! hereby announce myselfa candi'
date for the ofice Of County School Commits
sioner for Adair County rp,-,,v,,
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Sale.

One good bull calf nearly full
durham. Call on P. J. Brown,
Kirksyille, Mo.
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Idleness is the hotbed of tempt
alton, the cradle of disease, the
waster OF time, the canker worm
of felicity.
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We are now receiving choice
line of Dress Goods, which we Of
fer at prices to suit the times.
BENNINGTON & FOWLER.
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Carothers & Greene's, headquar-
sers for farm machinery.
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Phil. Smith has the best plows
in the market and at the lowest
price.
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FOR SALE.

Good new house OF four rooms,
and two acres of land in northeast
part of town. Address this Office.
The Itch, and Scratches of al
kind cured in 80 minutes by Wool
fords sanitary Lotion. Use no
other. This never fails. Sold by
f. A. Grove & Co., druggist,
Kirksville.
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KIRKsylLLE R. R, TINE TABLE.
wabash Tine Card.


Wabash Time Card.
GOING SOUTH.
No. . Mail d 4. =,
No. s st. Louis Express ii:st 7. y.
10. - Local Freight it.se 4. n.
No. IS Through Freight ,o;lo 4. ~
GOING NORTH.
No. I st Paul Express i:ls 4. n.
No Mail 81 7. y.
Ne u Local FreiEht a. ?. *;
No. 81 Through Freight le't'A. n.
No. and sare daily. Through freight trains
do not carry passengers.
Quincy, Missouri & Pacific R. R,
EAST.
Mail and Express arrives ,s ,;,19 A. y y
Freight arrives 1-'V .
WEST.
Mail and Express arrives ,s s..V r NJ a,
Freight arrives ~ T. ~
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Money Saved is Money Twice Earned
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Fresh Lake b foi Sunday at
NICHOLS

NICtULo
We have inrei line of laces
very low. Please look at them.
BREwIN "a d FOWLER
Leave orders a sies Hotel for
bus to any part OF the city
-
Say, look at that aHoline stove
at Carothers & Greene's.
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LEGHoRN EGGS.

Leave orders at this office for
sittings of pure, white Leghorn
eggs.
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STe are authorized 20 announce D, y. KEN
NEDY. Principal Of the kirksyille Publ
Schools as a candidate for the Office OF Sehoc
Commissioner for Adair county.
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Preserves and Jellies in Bulk.
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Farmers Of Adair
AND
ADJOINING EQUITIES
ATTENTION!

1,OH ch tiito eidy NcAhOo 49, -
BEEMAN of the first part, te
make statement to the people Of
Adair county the second part, that
he is now ready to fit out every
farmer with new Flows and Guilt
vators and every thing needful fol-
the Spring Work.
BRING ON YOUR OLDPLOWS
and if they are not worth
repairing buy a
WINONA Pillow
AND BE HAPPY
We will put on IL inch Shears
out of Crusible Cast Steel for
$3.50 and everything else in pro-
portion.
0. III. BEEMAN
Known to the People of Adair as a
Plow Workman will wait upon you.
My facilities for doing work viii
EXCELL ANY PREVIOUS
YEAR FOR HORSE SHOE
ING. COME TO ME
ANDI WILL SHOE
WITH STEEL PATENT SHOE.
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At the urgent request OF many friends and
teachers. hereby annouce myself as . candi-
date for the Ofiiee Of School Commissioner for
-Aoii N0u"'! - FRANK PRoPsT.
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We are authorized to announce the name OF
7. ID. Brown as candid ate for the Office OF
school commissioner for -Adair, County.
We .sre hereby authorized to announce
Williams Hartford as a caniGate for the Office
vi. school commissioner Tor AdGir County
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Elder A. Russell has purchased
the residence property of Z. D.
Emerson. for S700 cash.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-04-28
Another Chance for Puzzle Workers
THE JUDGES I'd PRIZE OFFERING
IN BEHALF OF THE
GRANT MONUMENT FUND

In spite OF Its more or less complicated
character, the JUDGES Grand Word Contest
JUST enueu mas proven great success By n
Judge has enlisted over 5000 energetic. spjrit.
ed and Intelligent workers for the Grant
FUND, has materially sweled the total pre-
Ylousiy received through the Grant Monu-
lneht Commlttee by the contribution OF q
good sized check, and has In addition divided
sO0 among eight successful and happy puzzle
workers as o reward for their labor md fnge-
nulty Judge now inaugurates second con-
YES tsst OF an even more popular character than
the flrst-a contest In which every school
enid can engage and stand an equal chance
with Older competitors.
Every person who, in conformance with
Governing rules, sends to the Judge Grant
FUND, on or before June 18th, 1897. 10 o,cioek
noon). 90 cents and the names of The eleven
most popular living men In America will be
entitled to participate In the contest. The
money lny thus received will be appropriated as
Twenty-Five cents will be at once credited
to the Grant Fund.
The remaining twenty-five cents, after de.
ductlng the legitimate expenses OF adyertis-
mgl VIII be placed In common fund to be
alViued equally among the six competitors
having the fullest list OF the most popular
people as indicated by o majority Of ali the
llsts sent In. The new contest is. in fact
based upon the principles ofan election, each
ft0mpeatitiv9 tr a paper virtually acting in the ma
ture OF ballot, and the six Lists containing
lne greater number of the eleven names
SHOWN TO be the most popular by q majority
OF oil the lists will be tile successful prIze M.
pers. P''~o P"'
The magnitude of tho prizes will depend
on the amount OF money received, or In 9TH
" words on the numberof competitors. The
names and contributions of coInpetitors'wiIl
be acknowledged and progress of the fund
shown) from week TO week in Judge. Gov
erning rules In this week Is Judge circulars
mailed on receipt Of postage. REQUESTS for
copies OF paper must be accompanied by ten
cents. Address, "GRANT FUND"
THE JUDGE PUBLISHING co.
3S Park Row, New York City.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-04-28
ORIGIN OF GEOMETRY.
Its Fundamental Principles Said to Have
Beon Discovered by tho Egyptians.


Beon Discovered by tho Egyptians.
The origin ofthis science is ascribcd to
the Egyptians, who, having their land
marks annually washed away by inun-
dations, in efforts to devise plan for
readily restoring them, discovered the
principles of geometry. From them
Thales, of Miletus, one of the 'seven
wise men" of Greece, is said to have
learned the elements of the science. He
introduced il into Greece about six hun
dred b. c. Pythagoras half century
later, having also learned the science
OF the Egyptians, enriched it by the
proposition which still bears his name,
to-wit, that the square described
on the hypothencusc of right
angled triangle is equal to the sum of
the squares on the other two sides
Plato, about390 b. G., invented the study
OF comic sections, and through these and
the use of the analytic method of DEM
onstration, he made great advances in
the science. The elements of geometry
were compiled by Euclid, 28O B. c.
This author introduced device Of
reasoning that has been found very
useful, where neither direct proof (the
cynthctic method) or the analytic
method could be readily used it con-
sists in proving the truth of PROPOSE
ton by assuming it contrary as truth
and showing that this implies logical
absurdity. Apollonius was a geometer
who lived about 23O b. c., and whose
work in the science has not been sur
passed by the most brilliant achieve
ments of others since. Archimedes,
contemporary of Apollonius,
first inscribed polygons in circles.
Hipparchus, in the second century be-
fore Christ and Ptolemy in the second
century after Christ, applied mathe-
matics to astronomy. From about $50
to 1000 A. d., during the darkness of
the Middle Ages, the science made no
advance and was little studied.
Vieta, who lived from 1910 to 1908. re-
yived the ancient geometry. The
demonstrations of Kepler, Roberyal
and Pascal in the seventeenth century
greatly stimulated geomctrical investi.
cation. But to Descartes, who published
a volume of geometrical problems in
1857 tho world owes chiefly the invcn-
ton OF analytic or modern geometry.
Newton discovered the differential cal
culus in 1865. In 1899 the first descrip-
tive geometry was published in Paris
by Prof Mongc. = Chicago Inter- Ocean.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-04-28
DIAMOND FAKlNG.
n Dealer Tells How Yellow Stones Ara
Converted Into Bluish-whit Gems.

Dealer Tells How Yellow Stones Ara
converted Into Bluish-White Gems.
"Ihe frauds recently perpetratcd BY
ingenious scamps, who succeeded in
passing off distinctly yellow diamonds
for blue-white gems, besides opening
up new, or at least revived, mode Of
swindling, have doubtless caused con-
siderable uneasiness among owners OF
precious stones. In this particular
/; case the deception was complete, yet
(, the method employed is so simple that
any one who knows the process could
| with comparative case produce like re-
suits.
Till the Bessemer process was
brought into use, in 1870, diamonds
were invariably mounted with rough
girdle, this being the edge round the set
ting line of the gem, and it is stones
cut in this way that are available for
being faxed
"The art of diamond taking is sim
pie. The materials required arc somo
blue paint; indigo is the best, but Or
dinary blue ink will do; some hard and
transparent enamel or glaze, and
steady hand. A portion of the girdle
OF thodiamond being selected, the paint
Is applied with camel s-hair brush,
and when dry, covered with layer of
enamel. The preparation used by pho
tographers for glazing photographs is
especially suitable to this work As
soon as the enamel is hard the work is
complete, and the stone has only to be
carefully set so that the faxed girdle
is covered by the gold of the setting.
''The effect of the drop of paint is
to refract the light through the differ
ent facets with blue tint, precisely
resembling the genuine blue stone.
The resemblance is indeed so perfect
that an expert might be deceived by
daylight By gaslight, however, de-
lection is comparatively easy Genuine
blush white stones appear dark at
night Faxed stones do not.
"Therc are, however, other and still
simpler modes of detecting a fake
A single drop of nitric acid spread on
gem will destroy any coloring. mat
ter which is not genuine, and ordinary
soap and water will soon cause the
tintlng to fade. With such safeguards
as these at hand, the diamond buyer
need not be anxious as to genuineness
OF color. "-JeDeterS' Weekly.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-04-28
PLATINUM ORES.
Where This Precious Metal Is Found and
How It Is Utilized.

| How lt Is Utilized.
The importers price for refined
platinum has risen steadily since 1883,
when it was $3.50 to $3.50 per ounce,
according to quantity bought. 1t is
\ nav worth $3.50 to $3.50 The most
important sources Of PLATINUM are the
hydraulic mines at Nizhne-Taglsk and
Forgo-Blagodat, in the Ural mount
aims. About 80 per cent. of the world $
production comes from this source.
Next in Importance are the gold wash
ings of the Pinto, in the United States
of Colombia. About 10 per cent. of
tho entire product comes from this
source. 1t is also found in Brazil, Bor-
neo, Hayti, Peru, India, Australia and
in the sands of the Chaudiere river, in
Quebec, 1t has recently be found in
quartz vein in New Zealand. The in
terest in the deposit lies in the fact of
the extreme variety of platinum in
place.
Platinum has been found in small
quantities in various parts of this coun-
try, associated with free gold in placer
deposits, but it is only from the placers
of California that it has been produced
in merchantablo quantity, which
amounts to between 100 and 200 ounces
per annum, and is sold at Is cents per
troy ounce. 1t contains about 85 per
cent, of tho metal, and is shipped to
London to be refined. The platinum
used in this country comes almost en-
tirely from Russia, and the imports
amount to between 1000 and 5000
pounds annually.
Platinum tore" rs it is called, con-
tains iridium, rhodium, gold, copper
and iron. 1t is sometimes, though
seldom, found crystallized in cubes
and octahedrons, but moro usually in
rounded Or flattcned grains, or "sand,"
having metallic luster. It is very
rarely found IN place, but mixed with
placer gold sands.
The principal consumption of plati-
mum is in the manufacture of chemical
apparatus, but within the past few
years the use Of incandoscent electric
lights, and also gas jets made luminous
by n heated platinum spiral, have
caused an increased demand for tho
metal, and the steady rise in price DUR
ing the past three years may bo re-
fcrred to this cause. - Gcorgeto,oD
Courier.